So, I'm about 110% sure that I'm going to be a 2 hairstyle bride... down for the ceremony and up for the reception... kinda like Alyson Hannigan:The Hubs and I attended a wedding on Saturday and I actually had time to play around with my hair. {something I don't do cause I'm by no means a girly girl and for the most part just throw my hair into a pony tail and go}
I ended up with something I really liked and am considering for my reception look. What do you think???
Even though we have yet to formally ask anyone to be in our wedding party... I recruited some girlfriends to go bridesmaid dress shopping with me {call me crazy; I just like dress shopping + it was good to get a feeling for what dresses looked like on different body types!
***MAJOR PROPS*** go out to S and N, as they were in out of roughly 20+ dresses in 2 hours!!
Enjoy some pics: [NOTE: I still don't know which dresses I like best, but this was a great start!] All these pictures were taken by me; All dresses from David's Bridal. Whichever dress I do eventually decide on will be navy blue or Marine as DB calls it.
You wear your smile like a summer sky Just shining down on me and you I swear your heart is a free bird On a lazy Sunday afternoon
I love the way that you were up for anything Never worried 'bout what people say That's right, oh that's right What we got is
Just like driving on an open highway Never knowing what we're gonna find Just like two kids, baby, always trying to live it up Whoa, yeah, that's our kind of love Mm that's our kind of love
Skipping rocks and leaving footprints Down along the riverbank Always holding hands, never making plans Just living in the moment, babe
You give me life and with those funny faces You somehow always know just what to say That's right, oh that's right What we got is
Just like driving on an open highway Never knowing what we're gonna find Just like two kids, baby, always trying to live it up Whoa, yeah, that's our kind of love That's our kind of love
Oh that's right, baby you and I What we got is
Just like driving on an open highway Never knowing what we're gonna find Just like two kids, baby, always trying to live it up Whoa, oh Just like driving on an open highway Never knowing what we're gonna find Just like two kids, baby, always trying to live it up Whoa, yeah, that's our kind of love
Oo, that's our kind of love Oh, that's our kind of love
1,2,3, here we go! Oo, yeah That's our kind of love, girl Dontcha know it
No, I haven't fallen off the face of the earth... just been SUPER busy, with work and wedding plans that I hope to catch everyone up on in the very near future.
Thanks for hanging in their with me, I appreciate it.
It was INCREDIBLE! Ever since deciding that I would have purple as part of our wedding colors I have wanted purple shoes!! I looked high and low; zappos, off broadway, target, payless, the list goes on and on and I just couldn't find the perfect pair. Either the color was off or they just didn't look like wedding shoes. I don't wear heals very often but I really wanted to wear heels with my dress.
I was out at TJ MAXX tonite looking for a new work shirt with the Hubs and while he perused the guys sections I wondered over to the shoe section... and TA DA:
I LOVE them. They aren't your typically wedding shoe which I also like, but what topped the deal was:
$19.99 for my wedding shoes!! HELL YEAH.
Here's a pic of them on my feet. Its an odd angle and I hate my feet, but here ya go!
So, without going into a lot of detail, circumstances have arose that are most definitely going to make the dream of a ceremony and reception at the Frazier impossible. With things the way the are, spending $2,000 on just the space, won't cut it. We were on a tight budget to begin with but were willing to spend the money on a great site.. location means a lot to us. But now with an even tighter budget I had two options: a. find a new location b. extend our time frame from our 3rd anniversary to our 5th. I really didn't want to wait that long so I'm now back on the search for a place that will allow us to have room for both the ceremony and reception, bring in any caterer we want, and preferably our own alcohol for less than $2,000.
Hubs and I have a friend that is a FAN-FREAKIN-TASTIC baker. She's going to school to be a professional baker {that doesn't sound right but yeah} Anyway, she has made all our birthday cakes to date and so I'm really excited about having her make our wedding cake(s).
First up I'll show you what I'm thinking for the grooms cake. My man is a HUGE sports fan so I thought something like this would be awesome: except of course I'd have to change the teams to his favorites {Chargers, Kings & White Sox}. I hadn't even gotten around to showing him this before he stated that he didn't want the grooms cake at our reception... instead he really wanted the cake to be something smallish and have it served at the rehearsal dinner. Okay, well I don't really consider this cake to be smallish so it was out... the next cake I found though I'm sure he'll like, and meets all the specifications:Again, picture this as a black hat with a WHITE Sox logo on it, I really like it and I think that he'll enjoy it too.
Okay, on to what its really all about... My inspiration is from a couple different pictures so you'll have to kind of mind meld them together!
Okay this is essentially the cake I want. 2 round layers 2 square. I don't want it to be this big though. I want more of a tall, skinnier cake. This is the color I want the swirls and ribbon to be. I really like this idea of not having the topper on the actual top of the cake. I think this is where I will be my topper.
The next few pictures are what I'd like the cake table to actually look like: I really like the lighting on this cake... It really makes the cake stand out! The top picture is really different and I love that its different. What I think would be really killer is if I could take whats on the table in this bottom picture and put it under the glass of the top picture. What do you think? Am I crazy?
Out of pure boredom comes the wedding dress of all wedding dresses. On what is sure to be my last weekend home, as I reenter the work force, I decided to get out of the house and go have some fun. Not thinking about anything other than trying on dresses and having fun with a girlfriend. I think I found it... I have no pictures as this wasn't planned but yeah.. I think this is it!
Calla Lilies: My all time FAVORITE flowerTulips: 2nd fave..I've never seen them in this dark color but I'm loving it. Allium: How cute are these? I've never heard or seen these before in real life but I'm lovin' the picture. Hydrangea: These are dyed but I still love them. Phlox: Also a flower I've never seen in real life {to my knowledge} but find really pretty.Ranunculus: These are different and that's a good thing! Mum: LOVE.Dahlia: One of my absolute favorite flowers Poeny: Hubs and I had a poeny bush on the side of a previous rental. It was gorgeous. Anemone: This is a delicate little flower that I think is just to die for cute.Carnations: lovely and cheap. Does it get any better?
Okay, so I admit it. I don't know anyone who can go to a dress website and only look at the bridesmaid dresses... So, YES, late last night while the Hubs was sleeping next to me I wandered over to the bridal dresses on DB. and I found a few dresses that I liked.. I want something terrible to go try these dresses on!!!FrontBack
Style: 9J9869... Description: Ball gown skirt with tiers of soft, flowing organza. Ruched strapless bodice flows into an ethereal skirt silhouette. brooch at the waist and chapel train. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this dress. It was one of the dresses in the window at DB when we walked in! I think its kinda crazy that I like this dress, cause I never ever pictured myself in something like this but we shall see.FrontBack Style: T9568... Description: Satin A-line with pleated bodice, and beaded lace appliques. sweep train. This is more of what I pictured myself in... something very simple. FrontBack Style: T9612... Description: Allover beaded lace trumpet gown with empire waist and cap sleeves. Chapel train. I never pictured myself wearing anything other than a simple strapless gown, but I have to admit that I love the back of this gown. For a really long time now I've wanted to wear a lariat necklace at my reception. This dress has the deep V in the back that would really set it off. FrontBack Style:ES9808...Description: Faille, V-neck ball gown. hidden skirt pockets and sweep train. 2 words: SKIRT POCKETS *swoon* I'm in L-O-V-E FrontBack Style:8CT314 ...Description:Draped satin bodice with slightly dropped waist featuring beaded embroidered detail. Ball gown skirt with allover beaded lace chapel train. The front of the this is drop dead gorgeous! I love it. I'm not so sure I feel the same about the train.. but I won't have to look at the train! *hehe*
Okay, I know its WAY to early for this but I think I've fallen in love... with bridesmaid dresses!?! I had to go to the AT&T store yesterday to have my phone looked at and of course it had to be next door to David's Bridal!! I couldn't resist. Hubs and I really just wanted to grab a catalog and run but couldn't find any... so we ended up inside and *ahhh....* I LOVE bridal salons! A few posts back I had a small meltdown about bridesmaid dresses well the long/short controversy was ended when Hubs said he wouldn't show up if the maids wore short... so here's the dress I adore...
Style: 84066... Description: Satin, strapless A-line gown with wide ruched waist band. Also has a slight sweetheart neckline and side skirt pockets.
This is the "navy" color that it would be in.. DB calls it marine. Its simple and formal but still somehow playful even with the long skirt. Would it be crazy to ask my bridesmaids to buy dresses 21 months in advance??? LOL..
**New Fear** DB will stop carrying the dresses I adore before we get a chance to order them!
And new question... should my MOH wear a different dress? For a while there I thought about letting all my girls wear a different dress. They all have different body types and I thought that would be easier than finding a dress that would look good on all of them, but this dress (granted I haven't seen it on my bridesmaids) might be able to do the unthinkable! I still want my MOH to stand apart to some degree though. I don't know if a different dress is the way to do that or not. But if it is, I think I may have an option for her as well, what do you think about this dress?Style:F12732... Description: Chiffon and charmeuse combination dress, with high neckline.
Its more formal than the other but I think that's okay. Of course, I'd still want to run both dresses by the girls. I don't want to put them in a dress they hate! While browsing the DB website late last night I also came across these:
Style: F12495... Hubs favorite, my least favoriteStyle: 83961/83801... I'm not usually a 2 piece person but there is something about this that appeals to me, but I know the Hubs will hate it! Style:F13573Style: 81441Style: F13287
I'm gonna forward these on to my girls and see what they think! I know I'm crazy!
I love playing in the rain and hanging out in the sun. Planning parties and being creative. I'm a multitasking perfectionist, Overboard Organizer and Semi Neat Freak.
This blog is a way for me to document the many ups, downs & fun times that come with planning the perfect wedding re-do!
The Hubs and I attended a wedding on Saturday and I actually had time to play around with my hair. {something I don't do cause I'm by no means a girly girl and for the most part just throw my hair into a pony tail and go}
except of course I'd have to change the teams to his favorites {Chargers, Kings & White Sox}. I hadn't even gotten around to showing him this before he stated that he didn't want the grooms cake at our reception... instead he really wanted the cake to be something smallish and have it served at the rehearsal dinner. Okay, well I don't really consider this cake to be smallish so it was out... the next cake I found though I'm sure he'll like, and meets all the specifications:
Again, picture this as a black hat with a WHITE Sox logo on it, I really like it and I think that he'll enjoy it too.
Okay this is essentially the cake I want. 2 round layers 2 square. I don't want it to be this big though. I want more of a tall, skinnier cake. 
This is the color I want the swirls and ribbon to be. 
I really like this idea of not having the topper on the actual top of the cake. I think this is where I will be my topper.
I really like the lighting on this cake... It really makes the cake stand out! 
The top picture is really different and I love that its different. What I think would be really killer is if I could take whats on the table in this bottom picture and put it under the glass of the top picture. 
What do you think? Am I crazy?
Calla Lilies: My all time FAVORITE flower
Tulips: 2nd fave..I've never seen them in this dark color but I'm loving it. 
Allium: How cute are these? I've never heard or seen these before in real life but I'm lovin' the picture. 
Hydrangea: These are dyed but I still love them. 
Phlox: Also a flower I've never seen in real life {to my knowledge} but find really pretty.
Ranunculus: These are different and that's a good thing! 
Mum: LOVE.
Dahlia: One of my absolute favorite flowers
Poeny: Hubs and I had a poeny bush on the side of a previous rental. It was gorgeous. 
Anemone: This is a delicate little flower that I think is just to die for cute.
Carnations: lovely and cheap. Does it get any better?
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Style:F12732... Description: Chiffon and charmeuse combination dress, with high neckline.
Style: F12495... Hubs favorite, my least favorite
Style: 83961/83801... I'm not usually a 2 piece person but there is something about this that appeals to me, but I know the Hubs will hate it! 
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Style: 81441
Style: F13287
